Education Minnesota announces legislative endorsements
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Aug. 1, 2018 _ Education Minnesota announced on Wednesday that it has endorsed 68 candidates for the state Legislature, including eight current or former members of the union.
Educators Paul Marquart, Jennifer Schultz, Dean Urdahl, Jeanne Poppe, Stephen Browning, Murray Smart, Jamie Mahlberg and Terry Gjersvik are among the candidates in the latest round of endorsements.
The list released Wednesday includes 20 incumbents, 40 challengers and eight candidates running in open seats for the Minnesota House.
Education Minnesota will announce additional endorsements over the next few months.
Incumbents
Name District Area Party
Robert Ecklund 3A International Falls DFL
Mary Murphy 3B Hermantown DFL
Ben Lien 4A Moorhead DFL
Paul Marquart 4B Dilworth DFL
Jennifer Schultz 7A Duluth DFL
Liz Olson 7B Duluth DFL
Dean Urdahl 18A Grove City RPM
Duane Sauke 25B Rochester DFL
Tina Liebling 26A Rochester DFL
Jeanne Poppe 27B Austin DFL
Gene Pelowski 28A Winona DFL
Michael Nelson 40A Brooklyn Park DFL
Jamie Becker- Finn 42B Roseville DFL
Peter Fischer 43A Maplewood DFL
Leon Lillie 43B North St Paul DFL
Cheryl Youakim 46B Hopkins DFL
Laurie Pryor 48A Minnetonka DFL
Andrew Carlson 50B Bloomington DFL
Rick Hansen 52A South St Paul DFL
Alice Hausman 66A Roseville DFL
Challengers
Name District Area Party
Stephen Moeller 1A Thief River Falls DFL
Brent Lindstrom 1B East Grand Forks DFL
Gail Kulp 8B Alexandria DFL
Stephen Browning 9B Little Falls DFL
Dale Menk 10A Brainerd DFL
Phil Yetzer 10B Crosby DFL
Murray Smart 12A Beardsley DFL
Emy Minzel 15A Princeton DFL
Tom Wyatt- Yerka 16A Marshall DFL
Mindy Kimmel 16B New Ulm DFL
Lyle Koenen 17A Clara City DFL
Anita Flowe 17B Willmar DFL
Barbara Droher Kline 20A New Prague DFL
Jonathan Isenor 21B Wanamingo DFL
Maxwell Kaufman 22A Fulda DFL
Cheniqua Johnson 22B Worthington DFL
Heather Klassen 23A Butterfield DFL
Joseph Heegard 24A Owatonna DFL
Yvette Marthaler 24B Faribault DFL
Jamie Mahlberg 25A Rochester DFL
Tyrel Clark 26B Eyota DFL
Terry Gjersvik 27A Alden DFL
Renee Cardarelle 29A Annandale DFL
Sharon McGinty 29B Buffalo DFL
Renae Berg 32A Rush City DFL
Norrie Thomas 33A Wayzata DFL
Kelly Morrison 33B Deephaven DFL
Kevin Fogarty 38A Centerville DFL
Shelly Christensen 39B Stillwater DFL
Kelly Moller 42A Shoreview DFL
Madalynn Gerold 47A Chaska DFL
Carlie Kotyza- Witthuhn 48B Eden Prairie DFL
Heather Edelson 49A Edina DFL
Ruth Richardson 52B Mendota Heights DFL
Stephen Sandell 53B South St Paul DFL
Anne Claflin 54A Hastings DFL
Tina Folch 54B Woodbury DFL
Brad Tabke 55A Shakopee DFL
Hunter Cantrell 56A Savage DFL
Alice Mann 56B Lakeville DFL
Open seats
Name District Area Party
Alex Hering 09A Pilllager DFL
Jessica Filiaggi 15B Foley DFL
Cindy Yang 40B Brooklyn Park DFL
Ryan Winkler 46A Golden Valley DFL
Donzel Leggett 47B Chaska DFL
Steve Elkins 49B Bloomington DFL
Tou Xiong 53A Woodbury DFL
Robert Bierman 57A Apple Valley DFL
The union endorsed candidates who interviewed with educators from their districts and who completed questionnaires created by educators.
About Education Minnesota
Education Minnesota is the voice for professional educators and students. Education Minnesota’s members include teachers and education support professionals in Minnesota’s public school districts, faculty members at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges and University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth and Crookston, retired educators and student teachers. Education Minnesota is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO.